Sometimes the exaggerated claims of tourist boards are true. Yes, this really is the Pacific’s most outrageously beautiful ...

Last August, Sonya Moore ticked French Polynesia off her travel bucket list. Despite a lot of planning before the trip, looking back, there are a few things she'd have done differently. She would have ...

A dream landscape emerged as our dinghy sped through turquoise waters toward the uninhabited South Seas islet of Tapu. Here, on a triangular speck of sand and coconut palms at the bottom of the world, ...

Considered the birthplace of the overwater bungalow, French Polynesia is renowned for its luxury resorts, which run the gamut from eco-friendly private islands to posh retreats from international ...

Beginning in the mid-1930s, but with its heyday in the 1960s, French Polynesia—with its shallow turquoise lagoons and rum-rich tropical tipples—was all the rage. What came to be known in the U.S. as ...

The idyllic French Polynesian island of Bora Bora is a haven for honeymooners, but this romantic vacation spot in the South Pacific Ocean is an equally spectacular destination for families, too. Many ...

The resort is located on a secluded island in the Bora Bora lagoon, and its guests have exclusive access to a picture-perfect palm-fringed private islet, Motu Tapu. The hilltop spa features open-air ...

As anyone who has been there can attest, the water surrounding the French Polynesian island of Bora Bora is so vividly turquoise that it is almost startling. Because of that, the island’s resulting ...

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